(Update: Forge auto-magically redirects cron job output to a job specific file, which means my cronjob below doesn't quite do what is expected. I've written a new post about how this affects this strategy because it made more sense than trying to correct/update this one.)
Shifting gears for a second, let’s chat about backups. I’m using Laravel Forge to run deployments on top of Linode servers. Both are ah-may-zing!
Now that I’ve got some data piling up in my MySQL databases, I thought it wise to start backing up my few machines. Linode has a terrific, no-frills backup service …
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